§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many requests for information about British citizens were made by Interpol to the British police for each year from 1973 to the present; and in how many of these cases information was supplied.
§ Mr. MayhewThe information requested is not available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what contact is maintained between his Department and (a) Interpol and (b) the British representatives thereon.
§ Mr. WhitelawThe Assistant Commissioner (Criminal Investigation Department) of the Metropolitan Police is the United Kingdom representative on Interpol. My Department is in regular contact with him and through him with Interpol.
§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what proposals there are to move Interpol headquarters from Paris to Vienna; what are the reasons for the proposed move; and what effect this will have on the contribution to the costs of Interpol made by his Department.
§ Mr. WhitelawI am not aware of any such proposal.